This time on From the Archives, I wanted to feature 2 Cold Scorpio. One of the most underrated talents from the '90s, Scorpio made an impact everywhere he went, even in the WWF if just for the sheer sucktitude of the Flash Funk gimmick he was saddled with. Ugh. I looked for matches, but when I came across, this one, I had to watch it. While I didn't want to make a habit of featuring Chris Benoit, I couldn't pass this opportunity up. How often do you get to see a match from North Korea of all places? Wow. Apparently, WCW and NJPW held a joint PPV event in Pyongyang in 1995, which was one of the first and only big cards held in the Communist stronghold.
The match itself is a bit short, as it was the curtain jerker on the PPV telecast. It gets about seven minutes, but it's a good seven. On the mic are two guys I don't know and a young Mike Tenay, who actually doesn't suck too badly in this clip. The beginning of the match is a lot of chain wrestling and NJPW Jr. heavy counters and flips, and it kinda progresses quickly to the finish. Again, it's a short match, but as a testament to both wrestlers, they do a lot in the time alloted. Check it out:
Ric Flair writes about their trip to Pyongyang in his biography. Good read. Evidently, the North Koreans were not impressed.
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no clue why WCW decided to go there. There was no reason, it made them little to no money, and the audience was forced to be there and had no idea about pro wrestling!
Josh